The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-08
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Ar THE MouNDsv1LLE GROUNDS

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At TIE MouNDsv1LLE GROUNDS
and iYestsrdsy-uis Temperance
Sermon Saturday and His Discourse Yes.
ter,lay TO Large crowds-Rev. Dr.J.
II. Smith rreaches-suntay Notes.
{ MouspsvlLIE CAar GROUND, SUNDAY,
August Tho morning services were
Conducted by Rev. Spencer King and was
me Of the most enjoyable services thus
ar Of the meeting. Rev. Sam Small talked
bout fifteen minutes to the great profit
II all who heard him and many others
ave short experiences. At the close
Iome time was spent in alnglng, shouting
md hand shaking. A most glorious time
vas had. The interval between this and
he ten o'clock service was spent in slng.
ng,at least ono hundred voices bolng In the
choir under tho direction OF Mr.. Excel.
The public services opened with singing
Let the Dear Saviour come H." Prayer
by Rev. B. B. Evans, Of Newburg. After
prayer E. 0. Excel sang a solo, "He
Saved Poor Sinner like Me-" to the great
delight Of the whole congregation. Mr..
Small preached from Acts, third chapter
and fifteenth verse-"And his name
through faith in his name hath made this
man strong whom you know" E
The sermon WAS relation OF his exper.
fence, which has already been read by
many in hia book published and sold
the country. But the read.
ing Of 1t 10 nothing compared to hearing 1t
fail from bis own lips. The entire audi.
torium waA packed with multitude that
hung on his words with bresthlesa atten.
ton. Every available place within the
was packed, and the most per.
feet order prevailed every where. Mr..
Small stood upon q table some distance
in front oil the platform, from which posi-.
ton he waa heard by all the vast audience.
The childrens' meeting at l:3O was con.
Quoted by Rev. G. A. Grimes. After sing.
ing Bringing in the sheaves," Mr.. Grimes
led in prayer. A large number OF child.
rem were present. The singing was under
the direction Of Charles WOODBURY., oil
Cameron, assisted by Miss Emma Scott q,
the organ. Mr.. Grimes gave short in.
troductory talk and then introduced Rev.
Mr.. Bright, OF Indiana, who talked in q
manner that interested the little ones
greatly. He was followed by G. w. at.
kinson, who related several incidents suit.
able the minda Of the children. Rev. D.
Fl. Kimhall, Of New Orleans, spoke brief
ly. B. B. Evans talked two minutes very
proitsbly. gl
The three o'clock service was opened by
singing quite number Of selections, cloa.
ing with q solo by Mr.. EXCEL and prayer
by Rev. Spencer King. i7
REV. DR.. SMITH,
DR.. ]. E. Smith, former pastor Of Fourth
Street N. Z. Church, preached from the
words: 1.-THE Spirit Of the Lord is upon
me becsuae the Lord hath auointed me
to preach the Gospel" g &g.s
Sons OF the most important points made
were as tollows: Isaiah stands head and
shoulders above all the prophets. His
writings are more nearly an opitome OF
the New Testament than any other book
OF the Old Testament. With what pure
light, with what great power does he
speak OF tho coming Messiah. And no
where does he speak Of him palmer than
in the text. How he fo.eshgdows the
now Gospel Of Christ. 1t is a proclama.
ton Of glad tidings. They were spoken
long before the Redeemer came. This
wss spoken to the Jews. I come to YOU
to-day with the came proclamation to YOU.
Efforts have been made all along the ages
TO redeem man, to sooths his sorrows, to
bind up his wounds in some other way,
but all in vain. There ia but one Gospel.
Every, other is false.. God has spoken,
Jesus Christ has lived and died, and
through him shall all be saved who are
saved. ". - s. -5lf III s. 5
What is this glad tidings7 It is coming
to the prinon door, opening it and letting
the prisoner free. 1t is deliverence from
sin. It makes me the son of king.
There is not king of the earth that ia
the peer OF the child Of God. Though YOU
are poor, you may have unbounded riches.
You shall be the companion of Seraphim
aud Cherubim. You shall ait on a
throne. You shall put on Immortality,
You are Gods and he is yours. This is
your privilege and your opportunity to
accept these glad tidings today. 1t 10 to
all. If thought there was man here
to-day to whom could not give this mes.
sage, l would sit down at once.
Jesus Christ came to proclaim liberty TO
the captive. The love of liberty is i'm.
planted in the breast Of every one. We
are willing to die to hand down liberty to
our children. History shows that thee
past has been but a struggle for liberty.
The slavery Of sin is the worst bondage.
Christ delivers us from it. It has enslayad
the intellect as we'll as the body, and it
will destroy the soul. But God 80 loves
US that through the death Of His son be
delivers from sin. .}li
He very beautifully illustrated the
souls bondage of sin by the debtor SELL
ing himself under the Jewish Dis-
pensation. How be was saved when the
year Of jubilee came. s So God has made
the year Of Jubilee. It is now. Christ in
his death opened up this year. The year
Of Jubilee to you mas come. It is now.
The gospel takes sinner and makes him
clean; it takes him from the very ragged
edge Of hell and raises him to heaven.
He can save even to the uttermost. He
can save any one or he would never have
saved me. He closed with an earnest in.
vitation for sinners tc come to Jesus.
Quite number siguifed their determi-
nation to begin new life. s
BAN sNALL's SERMON. Il 81
At the evening service the choir sang
Revive Us Again." Rev. Mr.. Bright led
in prayer and Mr.. Excel sang 1.-THE Mod.
81 Church." I'd
Mr.. Small preached from the words,
"By faith he dwelt in strange country"
We are admonished by all we see around
US that there Is nothing that has the
stamp Of immutability upon it. The only
thing that we can build in this life that Is
eternal is character, for 1t will survive the
wreck Of time and thus bo eternal, Men
build palaces and cities in this world as
though we were to live in them forever,
Our cities are many OF them built with.
out plan. They are built hap.hazard, as